Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-25

seen In that section Tor the last two OF
three years and numerous parties have
been organized for the destruction of bruin,
but they always fail to destroy it. After
the outrage OF last Friday a more deter
mined effort was made to exterminate the
bear but resulted as heretofore, in fail
ure.
ALL ABOUT A HORN.
The BraxtOn Trombone Band VS.. the
Sutton Cornet Band is the style of a suit
to be heard at BraxtOn C.. H. to-day, for
the possession of one Eb alto trombone
horn. The horn was bought by the Cornet
band of Son Troxell, who was at one time
member of he'Trombone band, but after
the band "busted" he claimed the horn rs
his own property and sold it. Four or
five other members of the original from
bone band also claim the property, and
have brought suit for its possession. They
will have lots of fun before they get it.
A SNAKE STORY.
A fve-year- old child of man named
Watson, living at Evansville, Preston
county, while playing about the house,
was bitten in the wrist by large copper
head snake. The snake fastened its fangs
80 deeply in the child's wrist that the rep
tile could not free itself, but hung to the
| little ones wrist until the large family
dog laid hold of the snake and tore it loose
and shook the life out of it. The child |
was severely bitten, and its recovery is
considered IN impossibility.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
A sad accident occurred in Mason coun-
| ty few days since. Mrs. Mary Brown, |
mother of William Brown, a well-knOwn |
citizen, eighty-four years of age, for years |
past has been in the habit of getting up in |
her sleep and wandering abouL her room. |
In this case she opened the shutters OF
window opening out on the roof of port
leo, and walking out on this she stepped
of, fell Assistance of sixteen feet and was in
stantly killed.
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Miss Lucy Morgan, of North Charleston,
had narrow escape from terrible death
| Thursday. While out driving down be-
low the city, in front of the Patrick farm
the horse attached to the buggy, in fight
ing flies, cast off its bride. This caused |
it TO run away, striking the baggy against
a tree, throwing Miss Morgan out upon
the ground The shock rendered her in
sensible for two hours, but she rallied, and |
is now well.
BARN BURNED.
The large barn on the farm of Mr.. A. l.. |
Withers, about six miles southwest of
Charlestown, near RipOn, was struck by |
| lightning during the storm last Saturday |
afternoon and burned TO the ground |
About one thousand bushels of wheat in
the rick, several tons Of hay and large |
courthouse near the barn were also burned. |
The entire loss will foot up several thous-
and dollars.
FATALLY BURNED.
The four-year-old son ofSimps0n Athey, |
who lives on French creek, in Peasants |
county, met with u very severe accident on
Thursday OF last week. While playing |
around the room he stumbled and fell into
a kettle of huckleberries which had just |
been removed from the fire and was scald- |
my hot. He is very badly burned, and it |
is very doubtful whether or not he can re-
cover.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Frances Baker, of Petersburg died |
very suddenly on Thursday last, of hem
orrhage She had left her daughters, Mrs.
Clark and Mrs. Forman, only few mo-
ments before TO 20 to her home, upon the
porch of which she was found in pool of
blood. She was about seventy-two years
OF aye, and was the widow of Eli w. Baker,
who died few years since.
4 BAD FALL.
l. w. Sites, citizen of Grant county,
living on Mill Creek, about four miles
from Petersburg, fell from the top of II hay
stack, one day last week, and sustained in
jurieS from which serious results were
tecred He struck the ground with his
head, and bled freely from his ears and
| mouth.
A NICE PLUM.
The recent order Of Judge Jackson, in
the United States Court, distributing
funds in the registry of the Court i'll the
case OF Mayhem against The West Virginia
Oh and Land Company, gives nearly
twenty-iOur thousand dollars TO General
James III. Darlington, of New York.
GOT FIVE YEARS.
Pickelsimer, the Logan county murder
er, was tried Mt the recent term OF the
Circuit Court i'll that county, and con-
yicted OF manslaughter and sentenced to
the penitentiary for term of five years.
STATE NOTES.
The kanawha county levy is 20 cents.
There are 700 men at work on the West
Virginia Railroad.
The cry has been raised that the Wood
N " rapnr1S MT SnI. in tho ~ |
building.
A patent has recently been granted to
Mr.. j. +. Hager, of Charleston, for kind
ling apparatus.
At Ricketts, Knob, Summers county,
Alex. Boyd was kicked in the breast by
horse and instantly killed.
The house of Geo. T. Grassland, of
Grant county, was entirely destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night last.
James W. Barnes, proprietor of the
Palatine FIGURING Mills, was dangerously
hurt by fall, few days ago.
New York drummer named Max Well
was thrown from train near the Clarks-
burg depot last Friday and badly bruised.
The Huntington Light Infantry have
ordered uniforms and guns and hope to
appear on dress parade within the next
month.
The State Board of Examiners will hold
their first examination in the Second Con,
gressional District at Keyser August 4, 5
and ..
Little Frank, the three-year son of
Mr.. J. Frank Overly, of Morgan county,
was badly bitten on the leg by pet coon
last Tuesday.
A man named Ricketts,, aged twenty-five
years, native of Virginia, attempted to
swim across the canal near Point of Rocks
last Sunday and Was drowned.
There is a cave on the Middlefork
River, near Halls Mills, that is said to
contain arsenic, saltpetre, salts and alum
1t said to be quite an extensive one.
A writ of injunction to enjoin the Cabell
County Court from removing the records of
the county from Barbousville to Hunting
ton was signed by Judge McGinnis Friday.
An Irishman named Pat. Plaherty,
Hi LII Il. a.